On June 5, 1964, The Beatles arrived in Holland at the Schipol Airport, where they immediately went to a press conference. From there, they were driven to Hillegom to record a program for VARA-TV. In addition, they answered questions at the Cafe-Restaurant Treslong from the audience. What started as a fairly routine performance, turned into a conflict, as the picture above displays. By the sixth song, the audience came on stage and completely smothered them while playing. The audience was resilient and was not able to be ushered off, causing The Beatles to leave. This performance was watched from afar in London by Ringo, who was recovering in the hospital after having his tonsils removed. Jimmy Nichols was filling in as drummer during this period. The Beatles were experiencing even higher levels of mania since they were last on the European mainland in 1963. They had only recently returned from their now legendary first US tour in which they performed to 73 million on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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